Information Commissioner calls for an end to the excessive collection of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault

The UK Information Commissioner has called on the criminal justice sector to immediately stop collecting excessive amounts of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault cases.

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IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK

John Edwards delivers his first speech as Information Commissioner.

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Statement on DCMS announcement of next Information Commissioner

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has today announced that John Edwards is the Government’s preferred nominee to be the next Information Commissioner.

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ICO launches investigation into the use of private correspondence channels at the Department of Health and Social Care

A blog by Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner.

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Tribute to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh

Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner tribute to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

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Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport and the Information Commissioner sign Memorandum of Understanding on data adequacy

Having left the EU, the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport now holds powers to make independent UK data adequacy arrangements with new partners…

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ICO and National Privacy Commission, Philippines, sign Memorandum of Understanding

UK Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, and her counterpart in the Philippines, Commissioner and Chairman Raymund Enriquez Liboro (NPC), have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

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Maintaining data flows for a digital world

Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham looks at the data protection aspects of the recently agreed UK-EU trade agreement.

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Information Commissioner looks ahead to 2021

While January is always a month for looking ahead, it feels like no discussions of plans for 2021, professionally or personally, are possible without the mention of lockdown, vaccinations or…

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Elizabeth Denham’s term as Information Commissioner extended

An ICO spokesperson said: “Following a request from the Secretary of State for DCMS, Elizabeth Denham has agreed to extend her term as Information Commissioner to 31 October 2021, while…

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